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AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-35253-991
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DATE: 04/08/1962
‘PAGES: 5
SUBJECTS :
. ANTI CASTRO ACTIVITIES IS-CUBA
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DATE OF LAST REVIEW: ~ 10/09/1998
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ReNYlet to Bureau dated 3/ 29/62.

MICHAEL J. P, MALONE, Vice-President, Czarnikow-
2 Rionda Company, 106 Wall St., NYC, who is also employed
sup by ROBERT KLEBERG of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas,
=“ advised on 3A0/62, that he had memoranda of his recent
conversations in Washington, D,C., which he furnished
wat : the NYO. The memoranda of MALONE were written for
<> 7 ROBERT KLEBERG as a result of KLEBERG's meeting with

Vice President LYNDON B, JOHNSON on 3/15/6 2»

Mc. HERBERT of the CIA, ]/who was described as an assistant

@ Colonel ay palo wrote that HERBERT] ha nfo. ay ul]
him that (cua eparated the section etl IA
deals at Cth with Cuba. ters. MALONE wrote in’ ne
memorandum that /HERBERT ted to him that he, fecal
did not ugree with the general opinion of Vice fuerBER
LYNDON JOHNSON relative to the lac lans by President
KENNEDY relative to Cuba. (HERBERT MALONE that he \ 3
believed that President JOHN F,. KENNEDY would act in the
event of a crisis in Cuba and he believed that the —
opinion expressed by LYNDON B, JOHNSON with ROBERT. KLEBERG
on 3/15/62, was true as of many. months ago.

U\ As MALONE wrote’in his memorandm to KLEBERG that

gs of the-opinion that within the next two to

hree months, a favorablé and appropriate olimate will
be created inside Cuba which would be favorable to some

type of activity to overthrow the CASTRO Government,

MALONE in the samé memordndum wrote that mer iK")
. expressed the opinion that the US Government shou not
loan Chile 385 million dollars as proposed by TEODORO
MOSGOSO of the Aliince For Progress Program. Tl statedpe u)
that he is very familiar with Chile and did not belMeve
that they were in a position to inteVligently utilize
" such a large sum of money and expressed an o a
at the Foreign Ministers meeting at Punté@arde-
i Uruguay, in January, 1962, Chile wasa reins ‘the US's. —

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‘position. fimo Ms essed the opinion

that the US

should give’more ehcouragement. to Colombia and Argeritina,
who have already drawn up programs for soeial reform

within the. countries.

MALONE also wrote in his memorandin that [if
expressed the opinion that MALONE ad his dan that [i

forsant ({ ul

should attempt to discuss the Cub& question with Atborney

General ROBERT fF. KENNEDY as: he believes
General was a very strong. minded iz
made a decision, would carry it out,

the Attorney

Ivyidual and if he

ABERT{[also sta

that he believed MALONE and his associates. should also
talk with Senators HUMPHREY and MC CARTHY, both members’
of the "New Frontier"; who are also individuals whe can

make a tremendous impression on Presiient

KENNEDY. [HER

ted

RBERTY, w
stated that.he would. furnish MALONE some ideas 2. Lames

%o contacting Senator HUMPHREY,

+ MALONE, on 3/30/62, furnished a second memo
which, he had written to ROBERT (ex relative to his

conversatlonwiith a CIA. coptact, {CHARLES
MALONE wrote’ Shat /MAECHINEMad in
section within (1 19)
from the rést of (CTF
unl? and has its éou
and State.

MAECHIN } (oh).

Pmed him that
ling: Guba has been.. separated
d now functions as. an individual
Tipart in the Departments of Defense:

©)

MALONE wrote that he had discussed with MazcHIN]@
Vice President JOHNSON's opinion. that President KENNEDY ~
would not act in Cuba or commit US troops in Guba , and
@Gwscii| sts tea that he did not exactly agree with this

opinion of Vice President JOHNSON's, but.

believed that

if President: KENNEDY was confronted with a situation, he

would act with firmness. despite possible

in Berlin and Viet Nam.

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and tha’

which to operate. [MAECHIN]

@
,MALONE stated that [MaEcHIN| Indicated that ‘there
fAj;plan in the formative stage relative to Cuba,
© was hopeful that they wo dypave something
to work on. soon which would, give eran bh

authority on
Wiso indieated to MALONE

that a military build-up €an be expected in the Florida

area, and that a minor one
the present time at the us

is. already taking place at
Naval Base at Guantanamo,

Oriente Province, Cuba ,GMAECHIN] stressed that out of
necessity future operations against Cuba would have to
take place from an off-shore area because of security

of the operation. MALONE also wrote in his meno that
(MAECHIN[A0ld him to tell ALBERTO FERNANDEZ of Key Biscayne,

lovida,“to be patient and ‘
fully utilige his abilities and equipment.,.

MALONE also furnished on 3/30/62, a copy

that before long, (Cia)/yould

p u)

of his

memo to ROBERT KLEBERG relative to MALONE's conversation
on 3/15/62, with SERAFINO. ROMUALDI of the latin american
Section of the AFL-CIO. Ih this ‘memo to, KLEBERG, MALONE

wrote that ROMUALDI stated

still being pushed and pulled by the "Inteliigentia! who

that President. KENNEDY was

were identified as ARTHUR SCHLESINGER and. ADLAL STEVENSON,

toward followngasoft line

relative to Cuba, ROMUALDI told

MALONE that RICHARD N, GOODWIN of the US Department. of
State apparently was waking up to. the fact that the ,
future, of President KENNEDY depends upon a strong, firm

policy and the elinination

of CASTRO and Commmism tn

Cuba immediately, ROMUALDI told MALONE that his opinion

of GOODWIN's present: thinki

ng was gathered frem individuals

_ Who dealt. directly with GOODWIN concerning cubs.

MALONE wrote to KLEBERG that ROMUALDI also
recommended that he, MALONE, and his associates attempt

to get an appointment with
KENNEDY felative to Cuba as
influence on the President:
President to get, rid of wha

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Attorney General ROBERT F,
ROBERT KENNEDY is the strong
and has been pressuring the

t he calls the "featherheads"

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